EUGLENA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EUGLENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EUGLENA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EUGLENA is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EUGLENA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
euglenasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EUGLENA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EUGLENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does EUGLENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A single-celled green organism of fresh water that swims with a whip-like tail.
Euglena is a favourite in school biology because it behaves like both a plant and an animal. It makes food from sunlight yet can also move toward light and absorb nutrients.
How EUGLENA is used
Euglena is a biology term used for a genus of microscopic freshwater organisms.
- Under the microscope the euglena wriggled across the slide.
- A green scum of euglena covered the stagnant pond.
- Students drew a euglena and labelled its flagellum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EUGLENA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EUGLENA
1 longer words begin with EUGLENA.
Shorter words from the letters in EUGLENA
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Common questions about EUGLENA
- Is EUGLENA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EUGLENA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EUGLENA worth?
- EUGLENA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EUGLENA mean?
- A single-celled green organism of fresh water that swims with a whip-like tail.
- What letters can be added to EUGLENA?
- EUGLENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EUGLENA:
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